EVERETT — The city’s Cultural Arts Commission is seeking nominations for the 2014 Mayor’s Arts Awards and the prestigious Richard Wendt Award of Excellence.
The awards recognize the accomplishments of artists, arts and cultural organizations and community members committed to enriching the Everett community through the arts, the commission announcement said.
This is the 22nd year of the Richard Wendt Award of Excellence, a lifetime achievement award given to individuals whose support of the arts has been ongoing through philanthropic and volunteer service.
In recognition of Everett’s growing arts community, the commission created the Mayor’s Arts Awards. The fifth annual awards honor art educators, local artists and young artists demonstrating promise.
Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Oct. 6. The Cultural Arts Commission will review the nominations and select the recipients.
Mayor Ray Stephanson will honor recipients of the awards at a public ceremony on Nov. 19.
For more information and to get nomination forms, go to www.everettwa.org.
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